North Korea Postings That Mattered

North Korea Renegs On 6 Way Talks Deal (1): A day after issuing a joint statement, North Korea changes their mind and demands light water reactors again. US officials are angered, while I don’t think anyone in the K-blogosphere was surprised.

Charles Jenkins Speaks Out (1): The world learned about life inside North Korea through former US Army deserter Charles Jenkins who returned from 35 years of living in the North. He also dropped a bombshell by claiming that North Korea still had captives from other countries while simultaneously showing the world his farmer tan.

Campaign Against North Korean Defectors (1)(2): It is bad enough the Chinese and the North Koreans are trying to stop defectors from the North but now the South Korean government is also actively trying to stop defectors. With all the challenges the defectors keep coming.

Human Rights Summit In Seoul (1): This summit has begun to lay the groundwork for holding North Korea accountable for their deplorable human rights situation.

Food Aid Stops To North Korea (1): The US and the World Food Program stop all food aid to North Korea due to the North Koreans not allowing proper monitoring of the aid.

Ric Flair On North Korea (1): The famous wrestler has a lot of interesting things to say about a wrestling trip to North Korea.

Unification Minister Needs a Muzzle (1): Chung once again blames the US for all of Korea’s woes. I wish this guy would shut up, I’d rather listen to Ric Flair.
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I hope everyone enjoyed this look back at 2005. I expect an eventful year next year as well. Once again Happy New Year!